Where does “tetracyanonickelate” come from?
tetracyanonickelate (English) comes from English nickelate, from English Nickel, from Swedish Nickel, from Swedish kopparnickel, from German kupfernickel, from German kupfer, from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
tetracyanonickelate (English): A chemical compound containing an anion composed of nickel and four cyanide ligands. [Ni(CN)4]2
Definitions
- A chemical compound containing an anion composed of nickel and four cyanide ligands. [Ni(CN)4]2
Ancestry of “tetracyanonickelate”, step by step
tetracyanonickelate traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English nickelate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nickelate | Any of several anions containing a central nickel... |
| 2 | English | Nickel | A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni |
| 3 | Swedish | Nickel | nickel (chemical element) |
| 4 | Swedish | kopparnickel | — |
| 5 | German | kupfernickel | cupronickel |
| 6 | German | kupfer | copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29) |
| 7 | Middle High German | kupfer | — |
| 8 | Old High German | kupfar | copper |
| 9 | Latin | cūprum | copper (the metal) |
| 10 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English tetra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 2 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via English cyano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyano | a univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of... |